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Group member names:Date:BeowulfPre-ReadingImportant Terms and Devices: (only look up your group number)epic poem: __________________________________________________________________________________epic (legendary) hero: _________________________________________________________________________alliteration: __________________________________________________________________________________kenning: ____________________________________________________________________________________comitatus: ___________________________________________________________________________________scop: _______________________________________________________________________________Other Important Vocabulary for Comprehension STUDY THESE!!!!!moored – secure a ship runic – consisting or set down in an ancient alphabet used for writing Germanic script, especially in Germanic languages, most often of Scandinavia and Britain from about the third to thirteenth centuries3. gables – decorative triangular-shaped roofing structures 4. wergild – a fine paid to the relatives of a murdered person to free the offender from further obligations or punishment.5. linden – soft light wood 6. mead – an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water 7. vexed – irritated, annoyed 8. gorges – eats greedily 9. sentinel – a person or thing that stands watch 10. talons – claws 11. sinews – tendons12. hoary – gray or white with age 13. pyre – a bonfire for burning a dead body 14. hoard – a hidden or carefully guarded supply or accumulation of valuables 15. scabbard – a sheath for a sword Answer only your center number!1. What is a hero? Explain your definition and give examples.2. What is courage? How would most people today define courage?3. What qualities do you believe a good leader should possess? Discuss leadership in our society. Name some modern leaders.What are the characteristics of contemporary leaders? What do we admire about them?4. What does it mean to be loyal? Tell about a time you were loyal or someone was loyal to you.5. Why is a reputation important? What factors influence a person’s reputation?6. Why is generosity important? What does it mean to be generous? Write about or discuss the most generous person you know.Remember: When reading Beowulf and other poetry, do not stop at the end of each line; this results in choppy lines and will inhibit your comprehension of the text. Read to the punctuation mark, and respond appropriately.Example - The text as it appears:Then, when darkness had dropped, GrendelWent up to Herot, wondering what the warriorsWould do in that hall when their drinking was done.He found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting Nothing, their dreams undisturbed. The monster’s Thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws;He slipped through the door and there in the silence …The text as it should be read:Then, when darkness had dropped, Grendel / Went up to Herot, wondering what the warriors / Would do in that hall when their drinking was done. He found them sprawled in sleep, suspecting / Nothing, their dreams undisturbed. The monster’s / Thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws; / He slipped through the door and there in the silence …A slash (/) is used to indicate line breaks when quoting multiple lines from a poem or play .3940810-120650RmemberBeowulf represents the Geats & Hrothgar represents the Danes! -318135117475KEYSwedesGeatsDanesHeorotFrisiansHeathobardsImages Courtesy of Cliffs Notes ................
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